1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2. [1] The title, which was the third Australian Formula 2 Championship, [2] was contested concurrently with the 1969 Sam Hordern Memorial Trophy which was staged at Warwick Farm in New South Wales, Australia on 7 December 1969. [3] The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Mildren Waggott. [3]

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Championship winner Max Stewart in the Mildren Waggott, pictured in 1971 Max Stewart Waggott TC4V 4 Graham Ruckert.jpg
Championship winner Max Stewart in the Mildren Waggott, pictured in 1971
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Laps [4]
1 Max Stewart 6 Mildren Waggott Alec Mildren Racing 45
2Niel Allen2 McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA NE Allen Competition45
3Ken Goodwin14 Rennmax BN3 Ford Peter Clark Surfboards41
4Ivan Tighe12 Elfin 600B Ford Ivan Tighe41
5Glyn Scott20 Bowin P3 Ford Cosworth FVA Glyn Scott Motors40
6Ian Ferguson15 Bowin P3 Ford Ian Ferguson40
7Alan Stewart18Monarch Ford Alan Stewart23
DNFAlf Costanzo8 McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA Argo Racing Pty Ltd0

Note: The 1969 Sam Hordern Memorial Trophy, which incorporated the 1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship, was a round of the 1969 Australian Drivers' Championship. It was open to both Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars, however the former were not eligible for the Australian Formula 2 Championship and thus are not included in the above table.

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References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1969 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 77 & 78
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. 1 2 David McKay, ho hum hordern, Modern Motor, February 1970, pages 93 & 95
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D and S Shaw. "1969 Gold Star results". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.

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